Isuzu class destroyer escort

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The Isuzu class destroyer escort (or frigate) of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is the first post World War II Japanese destroyer escorts to be armed with torpedoes, and this is the improved version of the Ikazuchi class, with the same ASW mission. This class was followed by Chikugo class destroyer escort.

• Displacement: 1490t standard; 1700t full load
• Armament:
  • 4 3in/50 main guns
  • 4 533 mm torpedo tubes
  • 1 375 mm ASW rocket launcher
  • 2 Triple Mk 32 324 mm ASW torpedo tubes,
  • 1 DCT,
  • 1 Depth charge rack
• Complement: 183

Pennant no.	Name	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned
DE 211	Isuzu		January 17, 1961	July 29, 1961	March 25, 1992
DE 212	Mogami		March 7, 1961	October 28, 1961	June 20, 1991
DE 213	Kitakami		June 21, 1963	February 27, 1964	November 16, 1993
DE 214	Ohi[1]		June 15, 1963	January 22, 1964	February 5, 1993

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1. ^ or Ooi depending on romanization

Combatant ship classes of the JMSDF

DDH : Destroyer Helicopter	13500t class | Shirane class | Haruna class
DDG : Guided Missile Destroyer	Atago class | Kongo class | Hatakaze class | Tachikaze class | Amatsukaze
DD : Destroyer	5000t class | Takanami class | Murasame class | Asagiri class | Hatsuyuki class | Akizuki class | Harukaze class | Ariake class Ariake / Yugure | Asakaze class Asakaze / Hatakaze
DDA : All Purpose Destroyer	Takatsuki class | Murasame class (1958)
DDK : Anti Submarine Destroyer	Minegumo class | Yamagumo class | Ayanami class
DE : Destroyer Escort	Abukuma class | Yubari class | Ishikari | Chikugo class | Isuzu class | Wakaba | Ikazuchi class | Akebono | Asahi class Asahi / Hatsuhi
PF : Patrol Frigate	Kusu class
SS : Submarine	2900t class | Oyashio class | Harushio class | Yushio class | Uzushio class | Asashio class | Oshio | Natsushio class | Hayashio class | Oyashio (1959) | Kuroshio (1955)
List	List of combatant ship classes of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force List of ship classes of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force